Component Cable with 3GS Not Working with Panasonic Viera TV

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Hi guys,

I have had a dock for an iPhone 3GS successfully connected to my old Sony rear projection TV (for audio and video) using a component cable. I've finally upgraded to a Panasonic Viera (P54G25) but I cannot get the setup to work. I've connected it to the TV's composite in port (in fact, the only one with a yellow plug) and set the input to video 1 but...nothing. I've tried all the input and plug combos without success. The biggest difference between the former setup and the new one is that I don't have an a/v receiver in the new one. Any suggestions?

Thanks!
-Eric

 

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Actually, video is working, but not audio...

I just tested it again, and I was actually able to get video to play (with sound), but audio tracks still did not play. Sorry for the confusion.

 

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Workaround solutions

Turns out that some newer TV's ignore an audio signal if there's no video. The best workaround is to play a slideshow with the music set to Now Playing, which I think is default. Check out this thread for other ideas.